Ailand

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Childhood and Mercenary Career

Ailand came from a commoner family. According to his father, his mother died shortly after his birth. Throughout Ailand’s memories, he and his father remained in their village; his father neither visited former comrades nor received visitors looking for him 61 102.

His father had served in the military and taught him knight cultivation, but not soldier training. He rarely discussed his service, though Ailand believed he missed army life. Before dying, he left Ailand a dagger and instructed him never to sell it 61 101 102.

Ailand later commanded the Knight Mercenary Company. He initially believed that recruiting more members would allow him to build a successful company, but expansion pushed expenses beyond income. Its low standing kept it from securing lucrative contracts, while smaller jobs could not support its membership 59.

Allegiance to Allen

After fighting Trolls during an escort assignment, the company was reduced to seventeen survivors, three of whom were permanently unable to fight. With insufficient money for compensation and treatment, Ailand offered the company’s allegiance to Allen. He also regarded the young mage’s potential as an exceptional opportunity for someone of common birth 59.

Allen covered the financial shortfall, supplied Healing Potions, and dissolved the company into two seven-man guard squads under Ailand. Ailand offered to serve without wages; Allen instead agreed to cover his daily cultivation expenses. During the caravan journey, Ailand also helped hold off the Shadow Wolf that Allen killed 59.

In Brill, Ailand implemented Allen’s training schedule and quickly earned praise for his work as an instructor. Allen subsequently bought him equipment suited to his agility-focused fighting style 61 63 64.

Service Before the War

Ailand accompanied Allen to Little Hill Village and met Jason and Eva. When Allen diverted toward Darrowshire, he entrusted Ailand with escorting the other followers to Dalaran, explaining that their safety depended on having a Professional with them 69 70.

In Dalaran, Ailand defended the merchant George against Hillman’s accusation of embezzlement, citing George’s help and personal spending on the followers’ behalf. After George became Allen’s follower and took over household needs, Ailand no longer needed to interrupt Allen’s research so frequently 76 77.

Boulder’gor and the Family Heirloom

Ailand and the other followers reached the Alliance army while traveling with Uther’s party. Allen subsequently ordered him to intensify the guards’ training for war 91 92.

During the capture of Boulder’gor, Ailand advanced too far and drew attacks from several formidable Orcs. He saved Rogier’s life but became the most seriously wounded of Allen’s followers. Rogier praised his courage, while Ailand insisted that he had merely charged too far ahead 101.

While visiting him, Allen examined his inherited dagger and identified it as powerful magical equipment suited to Rogues. Its unusual materials, concealed magic, and connection to a paired weapon raised questions about Ailand’s father. Allen returned it, warned Ailand to keep both the dagger and his father’s history private, and promised to investigate if an opportunity arose 101 102.

Training Allen’s Regiment

When Allen received command of the inexperienced Sixth Regiment of the Fourth Army, Ailand urged him to complain to headquarters about the troops’ poor quality. Allen refused and instead tasked his followers with helping turn the recruits into soldiers 106.

Ailand took responsibility for training during the march. After judging that the force could safely attack only small, scattered enemy groups, he was assigned to find local guides and prepare the soldiers for woodland movement, forced marches, and rapid retreats 107 108.

Near Northfold, he organized the encirclement of a wounded Orc band. On Allen’s orders, he led the charge while shouting a Paladin slogan to make the Orcs believe their previous attackers had caught up with them. He later organized preparations to withdraw toward Boulder’gor when Allen suspected that the missing Orc forces were gathering against the fortress 109 110.

Before the march to Tarren Mill, Ailand reported that the unit had recruited 234 men and compiled its rosters. Allen also assigned him to arrange literacy lessons through the unit leaders and to prepare the force for General Vannes’s march 117 118.

Personality

Ailand combines strong deference toward Allen with an awareness of opportunity. His initial pledge was partly an investment in a promising mage, and he delivers flattering declarations with the solemn bearing of a knight. His respect also extends to Allen’s family: he remains stiffly formal at their dinner table because he considers casual behavior inappropriate for a follower 59 69.

He is protective of those serving alongside him. He objects to Hillman’s treatment of George, worries about Allen traveling alone, and reacts angrily when Allen is assigned dangerously inexperienced troops. His battlefield courage earns Rogier’s admiration, though Ailand is embarrassed by the praise 70 76 101 106.

His gratitude over the dagger reflects a much harsher view of the world than Allen expects. Ailand assumes that exposing such a valuable heirloom could lead his own lord to confiscate it or kill him. Allen’s decision to return it and offer help therefore moves him deeply 102.

Abilities & Skills

Knight Cultivation

• Practices a basic cultivation method taught by his father, common within Lordaeron’s army 61.
• Began training in childhood and attained First-Rank Knight status 59 61.
• Taught the Knight Cultivation Method to Little George and Baze 104.

Agility-Focused Combat

• Relies more on agility than other knights and acknowledges that his physical strength is comparatively lacking 64.
• Chooses soft armor and a two-handed thrusting sword to suit this approach 64.
• Demonstrates battlefield courage by saving Rogier during the fighting at Boulder’gor, despite sustaining serious wounds 101.

Training and Command

• Implements Allen’s physical conditioning, combat, and teamwork exercises; Allen specifically praises his aptitude as an instructor 61 63.
• Commands the soldiers when Allen leaves to scout and organizes their quiet encirclement of the Orc camp near Northfold 109.
• Handles recruitment reports, rosters, and arrangements for unit-level literacy lessons 117.
• Initially lacks formal military-training knowledge. His reconnaissance experience is also limited: after finding concealed marching tracks, he cannot determine the force’s size, direction, or departure time 61 111.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Soft silk armor — Selected at the House of Brill for his agility-oriented fighting style 64.
• Two-handed thrusting sword — Purchased alongside the armor; the two items cost Allen 150 gold coins 64.
• Inherited magical dagger — Left by his father, who insisted that Ailand never sell it. Ailand initially believes it to be an ordinary keepsake 101 102.
  • Its main body is made from a Deep Sea Giant’s rib, an exceptionally hard and magically rich material 101.
  • A silvery-white coating conceals its magical fluctuations 101.
  • Its aged gray-black sheath is identified by Allen as silence stone, a material capable of sealing in magic 101.
  • It bears writing that Allen cannot decipher and recognizes as unlike the continent’s Common language 101.
  • Allen recognizes it as Rogue equipment and one of a pair; its provenance and the other dagger’s whereabouts remain unexplained 102.

Relationships

• Allen — Lord and commander. Ailand pledges personal allegiance to him and leads his guards; Allen finances his cultivation, equips him, and protects the secrecy of his heirloom 59 64 102.
• Unnamed father — Deceased parent and cultivation teacher. A former soldier whose military past and ownership of the magical dagger remain unresolved 61 101 102.
• Unnamed mother — Reportedly died shortly after Ailand’s birth. Ailand recalls his father reacting to her memory with what he later interprets as regret rather than sorrow 102.
• Rogier — Battlefield friend whose life Ailand saved at Boulder’gor. Rogier openly admires his bravery 101.
• George, the merchant and later butler — Ailand defends his character after he helps the followers settle in Dalaran and contributes his own money 76.
• Little George and Baze — Students to whom Ailand teaches knight cultivation 104.

Notable Quotes

“From this day onward, you are everything. I will carry out your will.” 59

“The king granted them rights and duties, but they’re only happy to enjoy their rights while neglecting their duties.” 108